पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 2004 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1411

Malayalam Era: 1180

Nanakshahi: 535

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.07°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	160.14°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.62°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	357.25°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	135.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	57.88°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	74.91°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:50 – 18:29
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:50
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:21 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:00 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:50 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:00 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864662.27
Julian Day	2453127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	142.68°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9135°), declination 15.43°, EoT 3.04 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2004-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)